Office Hall in King George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Historic Port Conway

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

1. Historic Port Conway Marker

Inscription. The site of Port Conway is located five miles south on the Rappahannock River. Francis Conway laid out the town in 1783, and the next year the Virginia General Assembly passed an act establishing it. James Madison, Father of the Constitution and fourth president of the United States, was born at the Conway house on 16 March 1751. On 1 Sept, 1863, Brig. Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick's Federal cavalry shelled two Union gunboats at Port Conway that had been captured by Confederates. John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, fled across the river there on 24 Apr. 1865, Little remains of the town today.

Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-66.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Booth's Escape, the Former U.S. Presidents: #04 James Madison, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 16, 1751.

Location. 38° 14.106′ N, 77° 9.055′ W. Marker is in Office Hall, Virginia, in King George County. It is on US 301 James Madison Parkway half a mile south of VA 3 Kings Highway, on the

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right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: King George VA 22485, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); King George Confederate Monument (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hanover Baptist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Ralph Bunche High School (approx. 2.7 miles away); St. Paul’s Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Eagle’s Nest (approx. 4.1 miles away); Marmion (approx. 4.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Booth's Escape Byway, Maryland Office of Tourism. (Submitted on August 19, 2019.)

Additional keywords. John Wilkes Booth Escape Route

Historic Port Conway Marker on US 301 (facing south). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 1, 2009

2. Historic Port Conway Marker on US 301 (facing south).

Historic Port Conway Marker seen along US 301, looking north image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 7, 2010

3. Historic Port Conway Marker seen along US 301, looking north

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 5,247 times since then and 186 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 23, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on September 6, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 7, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.